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[Motorola Droid RAZR] big_raji:
Just wanted to add that I picked up my Motorola Razr from Rogers last night, and I noticed this immediately on the first boot screen. Kind of took away the excitement of a new phone.

I also use a very minimalist theme everywhere with a jet black background and minimalist white icons or text. This was extremely obvious in mid to low light conditions.

It's 9:30am, I'm in a room without direct sunlight but with the blinds open, and it's mildly overcast. The dark streak on my screen is moderately visible on my lockscreen.

I have minor splotches everywhere, a 1/2 inch long diagonal line in the top right of my screen, and a perfectly straight 1/8 inch thick vertical line up and down the entire length of the left side of the screen.

I tried calling Rogers, and they told me that this is not an issue, and that I should try using a background that isn't black.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] theEnzy:
If you can, try change it for another, by your description you are the unlucky one with bad display series.

Mine has issues too, but not that bad and barely noticable.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] piko72:
Just read this:

You can tell if yours is pre-release defect model by:

Settings -> Build date -> If yours is built before Oct 26, your model is a pre-release

Green tint to your screen on low/auto brightness

Viewing a black screen, you will be able to see black spots & splashes inside the screen

Fuzzy static all over the camera

Noticable lag when scrolling left & right at the app screen
[Motorola Droid RAZR] big_raji:
Thanks! You're correct, I have a build date of Oct 25th.

The store is ok with an exchange, and they're getting a couple shipped in from another location tomorrow morning. Hopefully they're better, but now I can also check the build date if the lighting is too bright.

EDIT:

So I finally went through all 11 pages of this thread. Yikes. Just want to say that I actively sought out any discussion on this topic after seeing it with my own eyes and never hearing of this issue before. I also took a picture with my other phone's camera (not a fancy DSLR with 15 second exposure) and the line is quite evident on my screen. The picture still doesn't do it justice, so I've circled the line, and it may require minor squinting. In real life, this line is far clearer than actually shown, but I'm surprised my camera phone was able to even mildly capture it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] torikorocks:
Mine says Nov 30 yet I have the screen defects.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] garlick2:
That looks more like a bad bond than a problem with the display itself.

The blotches are the AMOLED....the line isn't...

You can read above, I work in the display industry, specifically with LCD's/AMOLED's and Optical bonding. If I saw this, I would authorize a return immediately for poor bonding material.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] big_raji:
That makes sense. Most of the other threads and pics that I googled seemed to be splotchy instead of a uniform line.

I'm happy to say that the store replaced it for me without any major problems (besides the 30 min wait because their own computers were down). The new unit is flawless, but it still had a build date of October 25th. I guess there are some good pre-release ones still out there.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] arlan_jacob:
I also have blotches on my screen the only way I cood see it was to take a picture in a dark foom with the flash off then open it in gallery full screen then you can see the blotches
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Dinc79:
If I have a screen with no blotches, just the line I should return it. I only notice the line the same circumstances as the blotches
[Motorola Droid RAZR] torikorocks:
I'm returning mine today hopefully the next one doesn't have any defects.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] torikorocks:
Well got my new one and it still has blotches and stuck pixels.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] piko72:
went at Rogers yesterday and before exchanging my droid razr, we look at 4 news ones...and guess what !! all the same problems:mad: so i kept mine and called rogers retention and explain my problem with the phone and at the end they gave me one month free of charge about $70.. that's it...:confused:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] wooooowwe:
It is the screen technology that does it. Google it and you will see...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ddemlong:
Blotches on mine too when displaying black or low light. Only see it in "darker" areas, the second the area lightens up it disappears the second it changes and doesn't interfere with any other color than shades of dark gray/blk

Heck darker black on black doesn't bother me. Not likes its black on white. Noticeable but not bothering.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pulsarvp:
Here is my screen. Got the phone yesterday (international version).
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jake21:
I really must be lucky. My screen seems pretty close to perfect (nov 30 build). I tried creating a black background; add a few bright things and I just don't see the defects - they should be there from the description in this thread. The one thing I do dislike about the screen is the blue tint at off angles. I tend to keep power saving on (for the display) as well as auto brightness so it is a bit dim but even with power saving off and max brightness the tint seems to kick in at 15% angle. Oh well that's the nature of a pentil design.

I'm sure if I used a camera to capture the splotches via a timed exposure they would show up; but quite frankly so what - if i can't see them under normal usage who cares. I strongly suspect in 12 or 18 months I will be on to a new device.

Looking at both black and white jpg (full screen) at min and max brightness; I just don't see any glaring stuck pixels. Hum. Oh well i must be blind.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Core_i7_Maniac:
Stuck Pixels

I recently purchased a black Droid Razr from my local Verizon store. Last night, I noticed a lone stuck pixel (bright green) that would not go away, no matter what I tried. It was quite noticeable, and I realized that I would be bothered by that pixel for the remainder of the phone's life.

Today I exchanged it at the same store for a new one. The rep acknowledged that stuck pixels were a "known issue" and that the only thing she could do would be to replace it with another Razr and hope for the best.

I checked the replacement Razr's screen in the parking lot: more stuck pixels, but of much lower intensity. Needless to say, I went right back into the store and tried to see if any of the reps had an idea on what to do.

One rep said that she thought the white Droid Razrs didn't have as many screen issues. (Or maybe less have been bought?) She claimed that she would check her sources to see if anyone had reported better luck with the white version. Maybe it's something to do with later series panels? (Just speculating.)

The store closed before I could act on this suggestion, however. If I learn anything or get a white Razr, I will update in this thread.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Sedariya11:
i also faced this prob but faced it after rooting it.. so unrooted it then replaced it.. Now i have 2nd razr with no pixel prob.. so i m not rooting it now.. hope it helps..:(
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jonnyzlio:
me 2 :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] lukenj:
It is very frustrating ...I recived 4 phones from verizon evryone i get is worst than the first. I work nights and see the black spots one almost the size of a dime and it pisses me off every time I see it. Netflix you see it , you tube you see it.. camera you see it ..I was told To keep trading it out until I get one that is good. It is more than a few spots and once you see them they allways seem to be there making you think your screen is broken on a brand new $700 pos
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jonnyzlio:
I dunno whether to like this forum for letting us know what we know or hate it for letting us notice it! I mean I really dunno would I have freaked out if I saw these black spots without reading about them, or was i looking for them just cos I read about them here, otherwise I wouldn't have noticed them??! Confusing!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jonnyzlio:
forgive my ignorance..but I never rooted a device before..what are the benefits of rooting? and do u need to root a device if it is the GSM international unlocked version??

TIA
[Motorola Droid RAZR] vash_h:
HEY.. i have this problem on my 2 day old razr.. and i thought it was just the screen protector not being 'sticked' properly..

it was there when i was loading a game which a black loading screen, and just 1-line at the centre saying loading xx%...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Core_i7_Maniac:
Droid Razr Returned

A little update for everyone.

I could not find any evidence that the white Droid Razr does/doesn't have these screen issues.

I will not pursue this issue further for now, as I have returned my Droid Razr and gone back to my old Samsung Delve.

I'm planning on getting the Droid Razr Maxx close to launch day. (26 January according to rumors.) I'll update y'all again about the screen on the Droid Razr Maxx. I have my doubts on any improvement, however.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] patrick1989x:
Does this black spots dissapear after eg. month? Or became less visible?

I've got tiny ones :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Semseddin:
The splotches on mine seem to become less visible. It is been nearly two months. I don't care as i don't use my phone under my blanket with full black static backgrounded color. And i don't have green tint. The splotches on mine are acceptable, not anything like people posted here.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] patrick1989x:
This is my second RAZR, and i have really tiny spots. It is acceptable :)

But my first was a misunderstanding. Whole display was in spots, some of them was really big. Diameter approx 6-7 mm on the center of screen :E :o and many, many smaller. Nearly 50-70 spots.

It is shame, that I didn't took photo of it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] torikorocks:
My third razr for me. Has no stuck pixels so I'm happy. Still has some of those blacks blotches but they are small.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ddemlong:
I have never had a stuck pixel on a SAMOLED screen, but blotches for me are mainly around the edges and only show up in dark grey or BLK. Odd tho, I have a very dark screen wallpaper. The odd thing is I only see it on the start up boot, and when watching vids. No issues with the camera or general use. Weird.

I know a while back someone chimed in who works and develops SAMOLED screens and actually said the blotches is just a product of manufacturing. the screen and isn't considered a defect. Its just the way it is.

Its not really bothering to me, so until I get a stuck pixel or something I can deal with it. I do agree though, for 300 dollars with a 2 year contact the phone should be perfect and free of any issues or abnormalities.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] patrick1989x:
I have tiny blotches on my present RAZR, but they are tiny and I see it on vids or black screen at night. It is acceptable and I must admit that, they started to be less visible a bit.

On my first RAZR i had enormous blotches and around 10 bad pixels.

But now I'm happy since i got second RAZR ;)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Core_i7_Maniac:
Droid Razr Maxx

Just a bit of an update: my new Droid Razr Maxx does not have any stuck pixels.

There are a few dark blotches. However, these are faint and few.

Maybe they changed the fabrication process? Not sure.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] omnia38:
This is just not limited to the Droid Razr. My Old Droid Charge also had the same issue. I believe this is going to happen with most samoled screens.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] circleofomega:
Add me to this elite group...its a sad day today for me as i found that my Razr has some splotches...i dont quite know what a dead pixel looks like, but the spots I have are very few and very very small. I am ready to live with 'em. Some great soul even mentioned they slowly recede over time and i hope it does for me and everyone else...

My only question to Garlick2 is that this wont worsen in anyway right?? Or should I just get a replacement? ?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] guyhoang:
I had those on my original Razr, Nexus, and PSP Vita. My new Razr Maxx has them too. I got over it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] patrick1989x:
Post some photos.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] circleofomega:
Will do so tonight...in the morning its as clear as an autumn day...only in a certain angle, at night with a certain black bg can it be seen, at the bottom of the screen, and there is one line at the left edge of the screen...

Sent from my Droid RaZr.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] romdroid.:
And I have considered to buy the Razr...after viewing this thread I am to scared to even look at it. Is it really so much hassle and problem with this phone?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] DOA7791:
It can be... but many others have stated that multiple other smartphones with the AMOLED display exhibit these issues. Other phones with the qHD screen won't have the vividness as the AMOLED, but won't experience these issues either. My Razr is amazing... But it is definitely NOT the end all be all of phones even by just the current production types. The Screen issues alone ARE definitely worth a heavy weigh-in as to the value of the phone. Moto. should bite the bullet and pony-up and take ownership of the issue and make some type of amends for it, in my personal opinion.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] el_dc5:
Over time the screen has improved with the imperfections getting less noticeable. I still hate the yellow green Tinge when on low or auto brightness.

I hate the green tinge with a passion
[Motorola Droid RAZR] circleofomega:
Mind me asking when u got the phone and how long has it taken for the deformation subsided?? Thanx!

Sent from my Droid RaZr.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] romdroid.:
Anyone bought a Razr recently (not Maxxx) and encounterd this problem?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] vash_h:
I believe all off us does.. Its a design problem..

Sent from my XT910
[Motorola Droid RAZR] menthex:
Very well said! A lot of people are saying that these blotches don't affect everyday uses but it sure bothered me when I was using my Razr to take a picture in a dark room. The drops and blotches were unbearable and even my friends were saying what the hell is wrong with the screen of your phone! Send it in and let Moto know that this problem does in fact affect everyday uses.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jeeholim:
I can vouch for the fact that the problem is less noticeable as the build dates grow bigger. My October 15th RAZR had more of a screen problem than my October 26th build. Also, the dark spots got bigger for me on my Oct 15th RAZR.

I'm switching over to the Galaxy Nexus. I'm really gonna miss the sleek designs of the Razr. Best of luck with everything in the future, Razr.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] syntrix:
Good luck with the GN.

I bought one out of pocket.

It failed in many functional aspects.

I bought a razr maxx out of pocket to replace the SGN, and it works great.

I finally called VZW after 90 days of no updates to the SGN, and they swapped it out for a razr maxx. I didn't even have to ask, the supervisor just recommended it right away.

Again, good luck with that galaxy nexus! :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] adaimespechip:
I noticed this last night on mine. Will post more information later.. thx for raising it. :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] patrick1989x:
Is there any solution, to remove/reduce those blotches?

I'm just curious.

What about newest RAZRs, problem still remains ? Mine was made at November 2011.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] donwhall70:
Solution is to buy a non samoled phone.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] md07:
super amoled screeen default
[Motorola Droid RAZR] lashton:
everyone forget what the O in OLED REALLY means, Organicm not what people think it mean (like wikipedia) it mean organic, this is the same with I beleieve EVERY OLED based screen made to date!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] n4speed2:
I have used Galaxy S which is SuperAmoled for about a year and i have never seen dead pixel or blotches on the screen.Currently i am using a Razr and i have 3 Dead Pixel, i have given my phone to service centre they will let me know if they are going to replace the phone or repair it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] NCRoadster:
Don't see any blotches on the GSII. Damn their screen look amazing. Little jealous lol.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] adaimespechip:
I reached out to the big M on the matter and they've advised that I send the phone off for repair with them.. Not sure if I can be arsed though!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] clipsedrag:
Love the fan boys who spout out that its supposed to be that way and whatnot... try a sammy. Btw I'm heading in to get a new Maxx because of the number dead and stuck pixels. Pixel got stuck on the first day I had it... I even ran multiple apps to fix it with no luck. Imagine what the screen will look like when you finally get to upgrade again...shoot me now =\
[Motorola Droid RAZR] stkiswr:
I'm nit saying the blotches shouldn't be there or should be. I have to agree that a high end phone shouldn't reproduce those...that being said my maxx has 3 blotches that show up but never when the screen is lit w any color. I'm not sending mine back for a refurb. I am keeping it. It doesn't make me feel sad in the least haha
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ahhm2011:
After reading the entire 16 pages of that thread :) , i decided not to buy this phone due to these issues:

1-screen blotches and stuck/dead pixels

2-screen unresponsiveness while charging

3-large bezel of the phone, it is the bezel of a 4.7" screen

4-weak wifi signal

5-choppy pinch zooming in gallery
[Motorola Droid RAZR] hansip87:
1. Dead Pixel is straight out RMA matter. No Dead Pixel on mine. The screen blotches are AMOLED problem, even GS3 have it.

2. Any phone i had has the same problem. the solution is to have good grounded connection

3. With this phone, i could hold it on the side with my thumb and fingers comfortably without any interaction involved on the screen.

4. Who said that? Mine works fine

5. It's Motorola specific app bug, use Quick Pic and poof gone!

Well, the screen blotches problem is actually fixable by setting brightness at least 25%. any lower, the greenish nature of PenTile and the blotches surely be visible. But because of the greenish nature, my self choose to sacrifice battery life (with max no worries though) to compensate for better white.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] AKTOPSHOOTER:
My uncle attempted to flash a new rom on his 64 bit and said he had it stuck in serial. I inserted battery and screen did not come on. I pressed soft both soft keys and reset unit goes to screen saying press either 0 or x I press 0 however unit just goes to a blank screen again. Never boots or does anything else. I have attempted to put in bootloader mode but to no avail. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get this thing working again. I am stuck as of now and have been messing with this for prob about four hours. I would greatly appreciate any help. I have exhausted all measures that I know of. Thanks for the help in advance
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Hakim Rahman:
you should look at the sticky that contains a lot of things about the HTC Universal ~ http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=786614
[Defy Android Development] Sigray:
Im using this governor on my defy with 3 cpu steps. As i see this governor automatically skipping the second (middle) setting and if the first one is not enough switching the highest cpu frequency value.

If im right with this governor three or four step is useless.

If not, how can i change the setup to use all of three cpu freq. settings?
[Defy Android Development] razorrhyme:
hy..with smartass governor is the same..only 1 minute of 5 hours of cpu use is vsel2
[Defy Android Development] 999phonebug:
@Sigray: its the expected and good behaviour, it's actually stupid to do it the way you described.

please read through all the links in the 1st page before posting again, thx

http://www.google.com/search?q=+ondemand+govenor+android
[Defy Android Development] .dredd.:
Thank you for the linked queries, but...

Sigray (and actually me also) means that having 3 Clk steps in boot menu cpu settings is practically useless because ondemand jumps the mid clk in most cases.

My questoin is: how to set up the threshold and clk to make the cpu use all 3 clk's more or less equally.

If it is not possible, how to get rid of one clk in order to have only 2 clk settings and have the ondemand governor work as it is designed.

Thank you for kind reply.
[Defy Android Development] 999phonebug:
it would be better to let the cpu jump to the max speed, do the job, then fall back to the min speed, there's no point in utilizing the middle ground in most cases.

that's what im told.

to use a car analogy, there's no point to have 20-gear on your car (for manual transmission).

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=925451&page=410 (i know that's a nook thread, but the explanation is there)
[Defy Android Development] .dredd.:
That's what I am talking about... how to get rid of one of the 3 clk steps in boot menu cpu settings in cooked roms (cm7, miui) because 3 steps are useless for ondemand.

Sorry the linked topic did not contain the answer.
[Defy Android Development] 999phonebug:
afaik it's hardware design, you cannot change that.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] dagrim1:
About:

This tool is meant to easily compare the contents of two rom archives and allow easy manipulation by copying files from one rom to another and removing files from a rom archive. The idea is to specify two rom archives which have the same structure, usually something like the following:

[data]

[META-INF]

[sdcard]

[system]

flash_image

modem.bin

zImage

I made it because I would like to know which files/apks might have been removed from one rom compared to another, which isn't always clear from the descriptions. But then thought other people might find it usefull as well, so here it is ;)

It's written in java, just extract the zip and run through run.bat (windows only) or the .jar file.

Update, version 2 added

Ok, I tested it today and seems to work fine... Was able to reflash a rom modded with this tool (file from another rom added, other files removed).

For now it just allows transferring of files between roms and removal of files from a rom archive.

How it works:

1. Load the rom-archives (zip only) using the browse buttons. If one file is selected all contents are simply listed, in case 2 files are supported only the extra files per rom are listed.

You can filter on .apk/.odex files only by using the checkbox and pressing 'Scan'.

2. By using the 'Copy >>' and '<< Copy' buttons you can copy files between roms, these entries will be colored GREEN in the respective table views.

3. By using the 'Remove files' buttons you can remove files from the roms, these entries will be colored RED in the respective table views.

4. Save the rom by pressing the proper 'Save Changes' button and specifying the name of the .zip it has to be saved to.

A progressbar will show the progress and you'll get a message telling you when it's done. It's not the fastest but it does the job. The resulting zip can then be flashed through clockworkmod (at least the one I tested it with could ;) ).

THere are prolly some bugs when you move files back and forth and delete files in between and adding them again, etc... I just tested it with moving a few files from one rom to another and deleting a few form the target rom. This worked fine, but please let me know about bugs and issues.

Update, version 2.1 added

Allrighty, I included the data from the spreadsheet found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1069924

To display information about the selected apk's in the table. This gives you a quick overview about what an apk does and whether or not you can and want to remove it. It's displayed in a little text area below the table.

I also changed it so that by default one 'view' is shown, once a first archive is selected the option to select a second one is enabled by displaying the proper buttons. Only after a second file is specified the complete view is shown (two tables, etc).

That's it again for now :)

Use it at your onwn risk!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] malavan:
Thanks this is very helpful tool.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] haasgo:
Would love to see this further developed...two thumbs up!